Commission To Take Up Development On U.s. 27

NEWS IN BRIEF

May 1, 2000

CLERMONT - A 425-acre mega-development on U.S. Highway 27 could move closer to reality Tuesday at the city's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

Rows of citrus trees and open fields were upended into orange sand, to await the Lost Lake Reserve project. The project includes apartments, townhouses and homes for some 2,500 people, as well as shops and eateries.

The project was put on a slight delay last month, when the local developer, Jaymark Builders, sold its interest to its partner, Latt Maxcy of Frostproof.

Westshore Development Group of Tampa is now in charge of development and had requested a delay to be brought up to speed on the plans.

Westshore also agreed to restore 25 acres of wetland that Jaymark was accused of illegally dredging on the site. That work is to begin in the next 90 days.

Details of the project will be unveiled at Tuesday's meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in Jenkins Auditorium on West Montrose Street. If the commission approves any plans, the matter will be forwarded to City Council.